"In the second week, I emailed in 3 identical copies of my resume to Company A, Company B, and Company C. Then waited for a non-automated response from Company A, waited another 8 days, insulted the job recruiter in a reply (hear me out...), then waited again. This is what I observed the next morning:

* 9AM - Automated rejection from company A
* 10AM - Automated rejection from company B
* 3PM - Automated rejection from company C

...That's right, clear the way: your smoking gun has just arrived. "
DigiTan
One thing to keep in mind is that engineers move around quite a bit these days but they keep friendships and email one another - still go out for drinks... When I got my job I didn't realize it but there was allot of emailing going on between old buddies that had worked with me in the past and I have tried to always be a straight shooter and not burn bridges (even when I have felt that I was wronged). I found this out later and was one of the reasons I was hired. I noticed that you "insulted" the one job recruiter from company "A" this kind of stuff gets around and can haunt you later on. It is very tough starting out so getting your foot in the door to make a good name for yourself is very important also a more positive outlook will show on you. Good luck and keep your chin up.

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73's Timbo